Enhancing Mono Printing Speed on a Single Pass Color Laser Printer

Abstract

A mono optimized color laser printer. The mono optimized color laser printer includes a provision in which mono toner cartridges may be inserted at each of four toner locations. The mono optimized color laser printer includes a mono optimization module which detects when mono toner cartridges are inserted into the four toner locations and controls printing so that each of the mono toner cartridges prints on about a quarter of a page. Such a mono optimized color laser printer reduces a time taken to transfer toner to the page to about a quarter that of a traditional color printer. Such a printer results in about a four times increase in printing speed for a mono print operation.

1 . A mono optimized color laser printer comprising:
 a plurality of toner locations, a first toner location being configured to receive a mono toner cartridge and a second toner location being configured to receive either a mono toner cartridge or a color toner cartridge;   a mono optimization module, the mono optimization module detecting when a second mono toner cartridge is inserted into the second toner location, the mono optimization module controlling printing with the mono optimized color laser printer to use the first and second mono toner cartridges to print on respective portions of a print media.   
   
   
       2 . The mono optimized color laser printer of  claim 1  wherein:
 the mono optimized color laser printer is configured in a single pass orientation.   
   
   
       3 . The mono optimized color laser printer of  claim 1  wherein:
 the second toner location includes a provision for sensing whether an inserted toner cartridge is a mono toner cartridge or is a respective color toner cartridge; and,   information regarding whether an inserted toner cartridge is a mono toner cartridge or is a color toner cartridge is provided to the mono optimization module.   
   
   
       4 . A mono optimized color laser printer of  claim 1  further comprising:
 third and forth toner locations, the third and forth toner locations being configured to receive either a mono toner cartridge or a color toner cartridge; and wherein   the mono optimization module detects when third and forth-mono toner cartridges are inserted into the third and forth toner locations, the mono optimization module controlling printing with the mono optimized color laser printer to use the third and forth mono toner cartridges to print on respective portions of a print media.   
   
   
       5 . The mono optimized color laser printer of  claim 4  wherein:
 the second toner cartridge corresponds to cyan toner cartridge, the third toner cartridge corresponds to a magenta toner cartridge and the forth toner cartridge corresponds to a yellow toner cartridge; and,   each of the second, third and forth toner cartridge locations are configured to receive either the cyan toner cartridge, the magenta toner cartridge, the yellow toner cartridge, respectively, or a mono toner cartridge.   
   
   
       6 . An information handling system comprising:
 a processor;   a memory coupled to the processor;   a plurality of toner locations, a first toner location being configured to receive a mono toner cartridge and a second toner location being configured to receive either a mono toner cartridge or a color toner cartridge;   a mono optimization module stored on the memory and executed by the processor, the mono optimization module detecting when a second mono toner cartridge is inserted into the second toner location, the mono optimization module controlling printing with the mono optimized color laser printer to use the first and second mono toner cartridges to print on respective portions of a print media.   
   
   
       7 . The information handling system of  claim 6  wherein:
 the plurality of toner locations are configured in a single pass orientation.   
   
   
       8 . The information handling system of  claim 6  wherein:
 the second toner location includes a provision for sensing whether an inserted toner cartridge is a mono toner cartridge or is a respective color toner cartridge; and,   information regarding whether an inserted toner cartridge is a mono toner cartridge or is a color toner cartridge is provided to the mono optimization module.   
   
   
       9 . The information handling system of  claim 6  further comprising:
 third and forth toner locations, the third and forth toner locations being configured to receive either a mono toner cartridge or a color toner cartridge; and wherein   the mono optimization module detects when third and forth-mono toner cartridges are inserted into the third and forth toner locations, the mono optimization module controlling printing with the mono optimized color laser printer to use the third and forth mono toner cartridges to print on respective portions of a print media.   
   
   
       10 . The information handling system of  claim 9  wherein:
 the second toner cartridge corresponds to cyan toner cartridge, the third toner cartridge corresponds to a magenta toner cartridge and the forth toner cartridge corresponds to a yellow toner cartridge; and,   each of the second, third and forth toner cartridge locations are configured to receive either the cyan toner cartridge, the magenta toner cartridge, the yellow toner cartridge, respectively, or a mono toner cartridge.   
   
   
       11 . A method for optimizing mono printing within a color laser printer, the color laser printer including a plurality of toner locations, comprising:
 configuring a first toner location to receive a mono toner cartridge;   configuring a second toner location to receive either a mono toner cartridge or a color toner cartridge;   detecting when the second mono toner cartridge is inserted into the second toner location; and   controlling printing to use the first and second mono toner cartridges to print on respective portions of a print media when optimizing mono printing on a color laser printer.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising:
 configuring the plurality of toner locations in a single pass orientation.   
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising:
 sensing whether an inserted toner cartridge is a mono toner cartridge or is a respective color toner cartridge; and,   generating information regarding whether an inserted toner cartridge is a mono toner cartridge or is a color toner cartridge.   
   
   
       14 . A method of  claim 11  further comprising:
 configuring third and forth toner locations being configured to receive either a mono toner cartridge or a color toner cartridge;   detecting when third and forth mono toner cartridges are inserted into the third and forth toner locations; and,   controlling printing to use the third and forth mono toner cartridges to print on respective portions of a print media when optimizing mono printing on the color laser printer.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein:
 the second toner cartridge corresponds to cyan toner cartridge, the third toner cartridge corresponds to a magenta toner cartridge and the forth toner cartridge corresponds to a yellow toner cartridge; and,   each of the second, third and forth toner cartridge locations are configured to receive either the cyan toner cartridge, the magenta toner cartridge, the yellow toner cartridge, respectively, or a mono toner cartridge.